Ideal for pre- and post- athletic events. Before your activity, it can help to loosen and lengthen your muscles. By improving your muscle flexibility, it may help reduce the risk of injury. After your activity, it can help re-stretch over-worked and tight muscles, decreasing muscle soreness days after your activity, as well as reducing recovery time.
A trigger point is a tight area or knot in the muscle belly that can cause pain in other areas of the body (known as referral pain). For example, many trigger points in the upper back and neck can cause headaches. Massage Therapy can help diminish or completely release trigger points, freeing the body and decreasing symptoms.
Deep tissue massage focuses on the deeper tissue structures of the muscle and connective tissue. It uses very similar techniques as other forms of massage, but the pressure will generally be more intense. While it may feel uncomfortable at times during treatment, this is an indication that the muscle tissues are changing.
Some people may think of massage therapy as an occasional treat, while others experience its usefulness as a therapeutic treatment for chronic health conditions such as back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and many others. It can be used to assist in healing as well as in the prevention of conditions and palliative care.
